That change was praised by Lackawanna Commuter Coalition transit advocates, who said it saves riders at those stations from a 30-minute wait.

"It was a serious inconvenience for riders," said David Peter Alan, coalition president.

North Elizabeth will get hourly weekend service between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. eastbound and 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. westbound.

An additional eastbound train will stop at Newark Broad Street at 5:50 p.m. to serve reverse commuters, Nelson said. An 8:31 a.m. stop at Metropark has been added to the 7:50 a.m. Northeast Corridor Line express train from Trenton.